important baseball tweets

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— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 8, 2020

the mannequins look as lifelike as Cardinal fans

Biden should do this for the DNC imo pic.twitter.com/Vg4sEYWxHt

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 13, 2020

the mannequins look as lifelike as Cardinal fans

that's not true. i don't see any of those mannequins cheering wildly for the productive ground ball out to the right side that moved the runner from 2nd to 3rd with still only 1 out, for example

if grapefruit MLB starts up, i'm gonna make a homemade mannequin to sit and watch the games with me at home

will it be a Mike Shannon figure?

the mike shannon figure will reek of budweiser and be draped over a guardrail barfing, just like in normal times

mookie is this your work? :)

*Checks current competition for "baseball's most ferocious sandwich-based logo"* pic.twitter.com/Utck3i9C6b

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 13, 2020

no . . . but if you see any tweets about randy 'macho man' savage's minor league career, that's probably me

if i was a hat person i'd wear the augusta and trenton ones, maybe start a new streetwear trend

Joe Kelly busting a window while practicing his change up is exactly what this quarantine needed pic.twitter.com/mizSujtHL2

— Allie (@allie_g18) April 16, 2020

yes, posted on the chatter thread. amazing scenes. linchpin of the 2018 postseason!

whoops!

my dad's reply to this video:

'well, he always could through it through a brick wall. IF he hit the brick wall!'

pic.twitter.com/7KJcvMZPME

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) April 17, 2020

Several years ago, Kentucky Senator and Hall of Famer Jim Bunning and I were sitting on a bench outside the Otesaga Hotel looking out at the lake. "Promise me you'll never believe anything Mitch McConnell says," Bunning quietly requested. I have upheld Bunning's request.

— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) April 23, 2020

Warms my heart picturing you sitting on the couch thinking about me https://t.co/6TnVQGqhB6

— Ross Stripling (@RossStripling) May 14, 2020

Lol

Last night, my son was shot in the eye with a rubber bullet while peacefully protesting for justice for George Floyd. His story is not unique. Countless others have also experienced this use of excessive police force while trying to have their voices heard.

— Dale Murphy (@DaleMurphy3) June 1, 2020

June 1, 2007: AA Mississippi Braves manager Phillip Wellman with one of the all-time great manager tirades. pic.twitter.com/kHkQV4mIJz

— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) June 1, 2020

What an insufferable dumbass

I just high fived a dude in the grocery isle not wearing his mask like me. We didn’t sanitize after. Wait...that sounded gay. Shit that was politically incorrect.

— Aubrey Huff (@aubrey_huff) June 9, 2020

little fuckin pansies scared of some shit you cain't even see

click through for the full effect:

0 times divorced, but if he keeps walking the lead-off batter, I’ll consider filing 🤔 https://t.co/iAgvPcrazV

— Sara Stock (@sara__stock) September 2, 2020

awwww. they seem great!

Call him a career minor leaguer, call him a journeyman, a failed prospect, a long shot, a lost cause, a little too old, call him what you want. But today, call him a Major League Baseball player.
I am so deeply proud of this man. He waited his whole life for this opportunity... pic.twitter.com/LnV0IOpWjM

— Sara Stock (@sara__stock) June 25, 2018

In @MLB the @astros r now up 2-0 vs @Athletics : happy for @OgSwaggerdick Dusty Baker . Astros sending message we r for real after all the embarrassment caused by cheating in the past .

— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) October 6, 2020

i didn't realize that eric andre was ogswaggerdick dusty baker

and it's unclear whether or not dick vitale realized

LMFAO LETS GO #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/DSqLnVIklj

— Manuel Mar🐐 (@Tuataggy) October 10, 2020

https://twitter.com/juanctoribio/status/131480074813641113

Randy Arozarena posts the dance battle against Brett Phillips on his Instagram. He said: “Today I took home the crown. I won my rematch.”

Phillips and Arozarena are now tied. pic.twitter.com/OvteU49zQd

— Juan Toribio (@juanctoribio) October 10, 2020

Good lord

I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and coworkers. I believed I was not visible on Zoom, as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a homerun. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame

— Emma Baccelleerie 🎃 (@emmabaccellieri) October 19, 2020

far be it for me to judge a working writer but she's missing out on Booccelleerie imo

you can't tell me that tweet isn't just from an episode of brockmire

Let’s take a vote .How about we have a Bobby Bonilla day every year .Hand him an oversized check and drive a lap around the stadium.Could be fun

— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 20, 2020

I'm not sure if this is cool or kind of needy...both?

Here are my 2 Gold Gloves and Silver Slugger! pic.twitter.com/j7FvDu3Kr5

— Jesse Barfield (@JesseBarfield29) November 24, 2020

Maybe the only Jays history I was ever present for: Barfield's 40th HR in 1986, first Jay to do so.

i saw jesse hit many home runs through the windows of the textile mill behind bill meyer stadium in knoxville tennessee when i was very young. one night he broke his bat and my dad asked the batboy if he could have it. quite a treasure now.

Excellent. He was awesome in '85 and '86--Rickey Henderson was better, maybe Dale Murphy, and that was it for outfielders. Years after I saw that game he was at the Skydome for autographs; I of course mentioned being there when he hit his 40th, and--as is usually the case with baseball players--he remembered the pitcher, the count, the pitch, everything.

I’ve been saving this anecdote for a story, but screw it. Too good to squirrel away.

Someone suggested Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow try to get angry before starts. To do this, he would look at pictures of one person. He pulled out his phone and showed me.

It was Martin Shkreli. pic.twitter.com/TJHpgp1iTE

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 21, 2020

oh my god

astounding

wow, that's a great anecdote

I’m fighting tonight for everyone who’s tired of Barstool Sports being on the internet

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 5, 2021

Luis Guillorme drew a 22-pitch walk in the 5th inning. Relive the entire at-bat right here 😤 😤 😤 pic.twitter.com/cS57po7ulf

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

i was there

watching on tv i mean

he's the guy that casually caught the flying bat a couple years ago

he rules

That’s nuts. Was that a fluke, or is this guy some quick-hands god?!

he is in fact a quick-hands god

i will give you this heavily cardinals-centered answer: that was jordan hicks' first appearance since 2019, when he had tommy john. the weird thing with him, his whole career, is that he doesn't have a high strikeout %, despite a 104 mph fastball and a wicker slider that's even better. it is bizarre. i am not a pitching expert or stats pro, i have no idea why this happens. but he has always been a pitcher that quickly gets to 2 strikes and then induces weak contact. he's awesome. i love him. he's great. but of all pitchers to have a 22-pitch walk, it's him

and it's pretty amazing that the average MLB player can at least make consistent contact on 104 mph

every time i watch him pitch, it's like a wholesome reminder that "these guys are good"